Avery’s POV
“What the hell is this?” Aunty Vivian screamed at me in anger, I was so scared to hand this over to her because I knew she would react this way.
“I…I…It is my pay for the day Aunty,” I replied in fear, this was not good at all.
“WHAT!!!” Aunty Vivian screamed charging towards me, I should have run away, when I had the chance this morning now she was going to kill me.
“How dare you give me something like this?” She continued to scream as she cornered me to a wall.
“I…I… I am sorry Aunty, it’s just that….” Before I could finish speaking I felt a slap across my face, I wanted to cry but I remembered that I prepared for this on my way here.
“How much is this?” she asked looking at me like she would skin me alive.
My aunty couldn’t even count properly, she didn’t know how much I gave her but she was angry because three dollar notes in her hand meant little money.
“It is three hundred dollars,” I replied brazing myself for what was coming next.
“What can three hundred dollars do for me?” she screamed and began to hit me.
I was used to her beating after all these years, no matter how much I brought back home, her reaction was always the same, she would get angry and begin to beat me, hitting me with all sorts of things. I on the other hand have learnt to always bring back more money, I made sure that every day’s pay was bigger than the day before but this time, I was shocked that even with all the generous tips I received, all I had at the end of the day was just three hundred dollars. I knew it was impossible and someone was probably stealing my money, it had been going on for a while but now I was very sure, because I received five one hundred dollar bills as tips from my regular customers at the Café but when I came back to my purse it was all gone.
“Protect your face,” I admonished myself when a shoe she threw almost hit my face.
Over the years I have learnt that there was nothing I could do about drunk Aunty Vivian but I could afford to not look like my whole world was crashing. If her hits were on any other part of my body it would heal fast thanks to my special blood but it didn’t work the same for my face, so I had to protect my face at all costs.
“Useless foolish girl, three hundred dollars can’t even buy me good booze,” she screamed once again as she put on her shoes, she was going to the bar again to spend all my money just like she always does.
She proceeded to lock the kitchen, I had cooked some food before I left for work that morning and hoped that I would eat the leftovers when I came back.
“No food for the lazy man, you will sleep hungry tonight,” she said putting the kitchen key in her bra as she walked out of the house.
There was no need to beg, Aunty Vivian would not bulge. As I watched her fade into the dark street on her way to the bar, tears streamed down my face, it was certain, I would have to sleep without food today.
“Oh my goodness,” I whispered realizing the implication of what had just happened.
Crying as I walked into my little bedroom, I laid down to sleep but felt so restless, my stomach kept making all these noises, I wanted to go get some water at least but I remembered that the jugs of water were also in the kitchen. Sighing as the tears continued to roll down my cheeks, I didn’t know when I slept off.
Waking up the next morning, with the bright light of the sun on my face, I jumped out of my bed and looked up at my clock.
“Shit, shit, shit!!!” I cursed as I hurried to take my bath and rush to work.
I can’t believe I overslept, how could I wake up by 7:30 am for a job I have to be at by 8 am?
“What type of bad luck is this?” I muttered as I ran out of the door, it was already fifteen minutes to 8 am.
My second job was very strict, our manager did not tolerate lateness or any type of slacking.
Running into the door of the fast food restaurant where I worked part-time, I ran into my manager.
“Shit,” I whispered, now I had to beg for my job.
“Why are you coming to work by this time?” my manager asked in a grumpy tone.
He was always grumpy, he never smiled, everyone was scared of him and I had avoided him up until now.
“Sir I…” he didn’t let me finish my sentence.
“You are fired, get out of here,” he said as he began to walk away.
“Wait Sir, please Sir,” I begged, I really needed this job.
If I thought my aunty had treated me badly yesterday, I did not want to know what she would do if she found out I had lost my second job.
“Security, throw her out of here,” was the manager’s response to my pleading.
I kept begging the manager but he just ignored me and walked into his office.
“I need some kind of miracle,” I whispered in frustration running my hand through my hair.
I was in big trouble, nothing would save me from Aunty Vivian this time, she would skin me alive. I decided to take a walk to clear my head but also because I couldn’t go back home, I would have to clean up my auntie’s vomit and when she finally came to herself, she would throw me out of the house.
Lost in my thought I hit my leg on a stone by the side of the road.
“Just great, now what?” I screamed into the air as I threw the stone toward another street, I couldn’t take this anymore.
The stone hit something that sounded strange.
“I hope I haven’t destroyed anything,” I thought as I walked towards the sound.
On getting to the place where I threw the stone, I saw that it landed on a piece of paper, reading its content, a little ray of hope rose in my heart, could this change my life?
Avery’s POV“A private tutor, could I really be a private tutor?” I wondered as I continued my walk.I thought of what it would entail, looking at the piece of paper again, these were simple subjects, and I could teach them easily. I looked at the paper again to confirm how many hours it needed, five hours was such a long time, and it would mean I would have to quit my other jobs.“I can't do that, Aunty Vivian needs all that money,” I said aloud, thinking of possibly taking this as a second job.Aunty Vivian had me on lock and key, she won't tolerate any form of lateness from me.“How much are they willing to pay,” I thought looking at the piece of paper again, how could I possibly forget that in my present condition?“What!” I screamed on the road drawing the attention of passersby.They wanted to pay me two thousand dollars for each day! Two of my jobs put together could not give me that in one week and they were willing to pay me that for a day? I quickly checked the location as
Avery's POV“Answer me, Angie,” he roared as he walked in front of me.“How many times have I warned you to keep humans out of this house?” He repeated his question wanting an actual answer from her.This man was eight feet tall with dark blue eyes, he was definitely intimidating but I wasn't even scared of him at all.“Angie!” he roared getting more annoyed at the fact that she was ignoring him.“I know, I know Dad,” she pouted as she went to hold him on the waist.I looked at them and realized she was only as tall as his waist, but wait, she said Dad? This man? Her Father? He looked too young.“Maybe she has a daddy kink,” I thought, that was definitely the case, he looked like that kind of man anyway.“But I need a tutor and she is the only one that meets the requirements and she loves lilies too,” Angie said in my defense, trying to convince this man.He growled but didn't say a word, she had won this round.“Dad meet Avery, Avery meet my father, Mr. Amos Stewart,” she said with a
Avery’s POVIt had been a very good week for me, working as Angie's private tutor was easier than I initially expected, and Angie had been so nice to me.“Maybe it isn't yet time to show her true colors,” I thought, if Aunty Vivian had taught me anything it was that I couldn't trust anybody.When my parents passed and she came to my father's house as a guardian, she was so nice, almost perfect, she fed me, clothed me and treated me like a princess for more than one year, I was so happy and allowed her into my parent's room giving her access to all my parent's files and deeds, after she seized everything my parents left for me, she turned into this monster that I had to face every day.“At least for now,” I said out loud on my way to her house.She had continued to give me big tips every single day and I had been able to save a lot of money while also giving my aunty a good amount of money. I made sure to always change it into smaller bills so that it looked like a lot of money.“I don
Avery’s POV“What are we going to do?” Angie cried ruining her makeup, she seemed to have exhausted her options.“What about the backups,” her father asked, surely a family like this will have several vendors for things like this.“Everyone is in a fix, nobody can help me right now,” she continued to cry, throwing her hands in the air.Her father didn't say anything, probably thinking of what to do.“What do we do? Everybody is here, it will be so embarrassing, I don't even have a damned cake,” She cried, throwing a fit and stomping her feet like a child.“Stop that, I can't think with all this noise,” her father said, shutting her down.I stood there watching the entire exchange, with their solution in my hand but I didn't want to rush into it, if there was any other solution, I would have preferred they take that, but the more I waited, nothing came, they called everyone they could but no one was responsive. Angie was losing her mind and her father was just watching her in silence.
Avery's POV “What have I done?” Amos said out loud running his hand through his hair. “We mated,” I explained, confused myself at why and how this was possible. “But you have a wife, right?” I asked, trying to clarify the situation. He had children so he surely had a wife, so why did this happen? “She is dead, you humans killed her,” he said, accusing me of something I had no idea about. “I am not human, I am half werewolf,” I corrected him but I finally understood his hatred for humans. They had killed his wife, taken away his lover and mate, the mother to his children. “Oh shut up, it's the same fucking thing,” he said rising his voice. “I can't do this, not after what you people did to me, you can't be my mate,” he said standing up and getting dressed. “What do you mean, we already…” before I could finish speaking he stopped me again. “Don't remind me of the abomination that just happened here, it never happened, we are nothing, this is nothing,” he said walking
Amos’ POV “What have I done?” I thought as I took off my clothes, transforming into my wolf form. Running into the woods, I sought sanctuary in my den. It held so many memories not just of me but those of my lover, my wife, and my mate. I hated to think of her as dead, gone, out of reach and I have lived my life like she was here, like she wasn't gone, never in all these years have done something like I did tonight. A few years, months, weeks, and even days from now I was not in any way open to the idea of another mate, it had never once crossed my mind but tonight, I not only found my new mate but I already marked and mated with her. “Damn it,” I roared as I increased my pace, finding this cave was proving harder today, even my nose had lost the scent of it. I kept running and running but it was useless I was going around in circles. “Arhhhhhggg!!!” I screamed as I brought myself to a halt. Sitting on top of a rock and staring at the moon, I struggled to calm my still heav
Amos’ POVAs I raced back to the castle, I became more anxious, what if she wasn't there when I got back?I covered more distance, desperate to get there on time.Getting to the castle and finding some clothes for myself I rushed out to find my mate. The party was in full swing and everyone was enjoying themselves but the one person I sought was nowhere to be found.I started by looking in the kitchen, there were no traces of her, and it almost felt like she was never there. All the flour that was scattered all around the kitchen was cleaned, all the utensils were neatly arranged as they ought to be, and even the oven was cleaned.“What the hell?” I whispered as I took it all in at once.Going to Angie's dressing room hoping to find her there, maybe she wanted to change clothes but on getting there I didn't find anyone.I was walking around in circles at this point so I decided to find her with my nose, her scent was unmistakable, surely I would find her.“Perfect,” I whispered when m
Amos’ POVAvery, Avery, Avery,” the woman screamed in shock, she seemed to have sobered up.“Somebody help!!!” She screamed again but nobody reacted or tried to inquire what the problem was. They all stood there staring at her as she cried hysterically and ran back and forth in confusion.The woman finally exhausted sat on the floor, she was shaking and whispering some things to herself, she looked like someone who was running mad and looking at her hands, you wouldn't blame her.“My mate is dead,” I whispered as I cursed my fate for always killing my mates.But could I really blame my fate for this one? It was my carelessness, it was always my carelessness. I left her all alone when she needed me the most, I ran away like a coward, and now I had to pay the price.“Cursed,” I whispered as I turned my car around, it was no use entering that house, I wouldn't be able to hold myself together if I did.I drove back home in silence, not able to fully comprehend what had just happened, I ha